Steelers West? I am waiting!!!!!!!!!!

[BigRedMO]

No K9, Wiz doesn't necessarily have that dream. Members of the media intelligencia claim he has that dream. (Claiming and being are two different animals).

In fact a strong case can be made that, since he's been here, Wiz's MO has been to "live off the land" in an assortment of ways:

- Tailor offensive and defensive schemes to the personnel we have.

- Switch from Warner to Leinart until Leinart doesn't work out - & then switch back to KW, the no-huddle and 4-WR sets.

- Be pass happy during the regular season, but then lean heavily on Edgerrin James in the playoffs.

- Stick with a 4 - 3 and then go with a hybrid until you have the right guys to execute the 3 -4 (& I'd be willing to bet that, if the 3-4 wasn't working out, you'd find us going to a different base scheme).

- Take what the opposing offense or defense gives you.

In fact, Wiz at his best is (IMHO) when he's most unpredictable.

Don't fall for the malarky that, with Warner gone, Wiz will resort to Pittsburgh-style smashmouth. If he feels he can put up points with Anderson gunslinging vertically to 3 or 4 wideouts, he'll do it. If he doesn't, he won't. As they like to say in the military: "It depends on the terrain.

Why did he convert to a 3-4 when he had the personnel for a 4-3? His number one pick at NT who he was going to build a Steeler like 4-3 around was inactive.

 

[Cardiac]

Why did he convert to a 3-4 when he had the personnel for a 3-4? His number one pick at NT who he was going to build a Steeler like 4-3 around was inactive.

You obviously mixed up your 3-4 and 4-3. Not positive what you are trying to say here.

 

[BigRedMO]

You obviously mixed up your 3-4 and 4-3. Not positive what you are trying to say here.

Thanks for catching error. What I was trying to say was why convert to a 3-4 when you dont have the personnel? Is he trying to emulate Pittsburgh?

 

[Cardiac]

Thanks for catching error. What I was trying to say was why convert to a 3-4 when you dont have the personnel? Is he trying to emulate Pittsburgh?

I think when you coach with an organization that has a history of greatness, especially on defense you would be a bit silly not to try and emulate that success. Many teams are switching to a 3-4 defense so it's not just Whiz trying to copy the Steelers.

I do share your concerns about if our current personel is a good fit for the
3-4. The thing is that the transition was starting before Whiz got here IIRC.
Thing is we don't have a true RDE for the 4-3 and that's as important as any position on the team (except QB). I'm not sure that DD or CC would be good LDE's in a 4-3 either.